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Article: Measures set to clear Beijing's air Pollution promises come as Games near
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- April 15, 2008
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Andrew Jacobs The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
04-15-2008
Measures set to clear Beijing's air Pollution promises come as Games near
Byline: Andrew Jacobs The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 3
Section: NEWS
BEIJING --
Officials laid out a sweeping series of measures Monday that would freeze construction projects, shutter chemical plants and close down gas stations that do not meet current environmental standards around Beijing this summer in an attempt to clear the air for the Olympics in August.
The measures include a two-month halt to construction and a mandate that coal-burning power plants reduce their emissions by 30 percent for most of the summer. Officials ...